He didn’t weigh much, maybe a hundred and fifty pounds tops by my estimate. Given his short stature and slim build it wasn’t a surprise. His lack of tolerance wasn’t a surprise either. The way he drank, however, was. — Tipsy’s Liquor World towered in front of us, the Swiss chalet style architecture a pleasure [...] Read more »
From the Onion. “Do you do resolutions?” Dee asks me. I laugh. “No.” “Why not?” “Because,” I say, “if I’m going to change my life, I’m not going to wait for New Year’s to try. I’m simply going to do it.” — I’m not really a holiday person in general. Holidays are merely another excuse [...] Read more »
Oktoberfest glows far below the grand church steeple, its carnival secondary only to beer. For more blotto pictures of Germany, click here. “Oh man, I love Germany,” Matt tells me. The trains are flowing like beer at Oktoberfest: quickly, freely, and with a regularity that’s both beautiful for its efficiency and scary for its monumental [...] Read more »
Salvador Dali’s “Persistence of Memory” ‘”You remember that time,” I said, a smile creasing my face, “we got lost in Denver looking for that show. We were in your minivan and we spent hours just cruising back and forth, not really worrying about it since we hadn’t bought tickets anyway.” She smiled and laughed a [...] Read more »
WARNING: This is a long one… I thought I had left it all behind when I graduated from college. Anyone who has been there know what I’m talking about: the parties; the drinking; the beer bongs; the drunkenness; the stupidity. I’m sure some people remember it fondly. Perhaps it was even the best part of [...] Read more »
The sun shines through the palms from the clear blue sky above Guam. For more sunny pictures from Guam, click here. It amazes me how quickly my mood swings on Guam. One moment I’m enjoying the simple things—the breeze on my face, the warmth of the sun, the way the water laps against docks—and the [...] Read more »
Dependence Day When I was young, I always heard people speak about their birthdays as if they were the greatest day of the year. Sure, Christmas offered presents and Halloween was full of candy, but birthdays were a very special day just for that person. Everyone would get together, play games, have cake, and it [...] Read more »
The Last Supper (in Cebu) Robbie, Roger, Denise, Bandit and Vickie wait to eat lunch. Click here to see more images from the Philippines. The more time I spend traveling with people, the more I’m glad I’m not married yet. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still very much interested in settling down and having a [...] Read more »
Hello, Hello. My name’s Terry and I’m a law abider. There’s nothing I like more than getting fired up on beer, and when the weekends here I to exercise my right to get paralytic and fight. Good bloke fairly, but I get well leery when geezers look at me funny. Bounce ‘em round like bunnies. [...] Read more »